In January 1802 John Breckinridge of Kentucky, a strong supporter of Jefferson, introduced a bill in the Senate to repeal the Judiciary Act of 1801. After intense debate the Repeal Act narrowly passed the upper chamber, 16–15, in February; the House of Representatives, where the Republicans ...
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After Midnight: The Circuit Judges and the Repeal of the Judiciary Act of 1801Jed Glickstein
The United States Judiciary Act of 1802 (2 Stat. 156) was a Federal statute, enacted on April 29, 1802, to reorganize the federal court system. It restored some elements of the Judiciary Act of 1801, which had been adopted by the Federalist majority in the previous Congress, but was ...
The narrative of constitutional history usually takes a great leap forward from the ratification of the Constitution in 1788 to John Marshall's tenure as Chief Justice, beginning in 1801, and then treats the Supreme Court decisions of the next two decades as an updatedKutler, Stanley L...
This report summarizes Title II of S. 3886/S. 2453, as reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and compares its language with the existing provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), as amended, 50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.Bazan, E. B...